Cheese amp; Pesto Lasagna
Back to listIngredients:
- 3 cups marinara sauce
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 red onion
- 2 yellow zucchini
- 2 green zucchini
- 12 ounces mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup basil pesto
- 8 -10 ounces dry lasagna noodles
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Steps:
- Preheat oven at 350F
- Saute finely chopped onion in 2 Tbl olive oil
- Add shredded zucchinis into pan and saute until soft
- Salt and pepper lightly
- Add 1 cup of stock to vegetables
- Set aside 4 oz of mozzarella
- Mix ricotta cheese 8 oz of mozzarella and eggs in a separate bowl
- Fold 1/4 cup of basil pesto in ricotta mixture
- Heat marina sauce in sauce pan
- Add 1 cup of stock and turn off heat
- Cover bottom of 9x13 pan with tomato sauce
- Place first layer of uncooked lasagna noodles on bottom of pan
- Cover with thin layer of sauce
- Layer one third of the cheese mixture followed by one third of vegetable mixture
- Save about 1/3 cup of ricotta mixture to dollop on top layer
- Continue until last layer of noodles is placed
- Cover with sauce and any remaining liquid
- Dollop with remaining ricotta
- Bake for 45 minutes
- Add mozzarella and parmesan for top and bake for 15 - 20 more minutes or until cheese is golden brown